Dr. Karen Joan Deighan MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1950 Harlem Ave Riverside IL, 60546About
Dr. Karen Deighan is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Riverside, IL. Dr. Deighan specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Deighan can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Deighan can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Fibroids, Menopause, Gynecological Problems
- Menopause
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Menstrual Cramps
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